Lamp supporting device



NOV. 22, G D GOULD LAMP SLJPPORTING DEVICE Filed Feb. 1, 1952 INVENTOR.J 50% ATTORNEY.

Patented Nov. 22 1932 GEORGE n. GOULD, or GHIGOPEE, mnssiiorrnsnrrs I ILAMP SUPPORTING nn vion;

Application filed February 1, ,1932.1 sea-a1 No. 590,031,

directed to an electric light socket supporting 7 device which isadapted and arranged for hanging on the branches of Christmas trees andthe like. By reason of its novel construction and form the device isadjustable so that a lamp socket may be held thereby in variouspositions of adjustment;

Various novel features and advantages of the invention will be morefully hereinafter referred to in connection with the accompanyingdescription of the preferred form of the invention which for purposes ofdisclosure is shown in the accompanying drawing wherein: I a V Fig. 1 isa front elevational View ofa'lamp supporting device embodying the novelfeatures of the invention, and V Fig. 2 is a side elevational view of thsame. I j j V 7 Referring to the drawing in detail the invention will bedescribed. 1 r

In general the lamp supporting device of the invention includes anattaching member 2 and a lamp socket receiver 4. Each of these is ofnovel form and they are connected together in a novel manner as willhereinafter more fully appear. a

The member 2 includes an upwardly extending main body portion 6, theextremity 8 of which is turned awaytherefrom, and downwardly to form ahook aslshown and a member 10 which extends upwardly from the lower endat one side of the member 6 and outwardly so as to lie adjacent theinner side of the member 8.

The parts described are preferably made 7 from relatively thinspringlike metallic material and are formed so that the member 10 tendsto yieldingly press against the member 8; That is'the membersare-yieldable so that an object'such as the branch of a tree may be'embraced ina yielding rma nnerbe- UNITED STATES tween theparts 8 and'lO,or of course the part .6 may be hooked onto an object.

A socket loop' 12 'at the opposite side or,

the-member 6 is formed by bending a suitable strip as shown andwill.preferably be "of brace a-ball member 14; v A

This member 12 in its outer side may have spr1nglike materialso as toyieldingly emprovided in thelinnerside of desired the members '6 and 10'may bejoined' with thexmember' 12riveted thereto.

Any convenient method bf making the parts may be employed in orderthat'the member 10 may be yieldable relative to the member Swhile a loop'12 is yieldable or resilient to yieldingly embrace the ball 14.

The socket'm'ember 4r is-preferably made of I substantially flat,springlike material which is bent to form a semi-circle 15 and is joinedto the ball 14 by means of a shank 11.

Since the ball 14 is yieldingly embraced by the member 12 the member 4may be swung into various positions of adjustment with" reference to themember 2. It will be held in all ordinary positions by means oftheyieldable member described. g j a i In practice the hook member 2 maybe hung on the branch of a tree while a lamp socket such as S may besnapped into the member 4 for supporting alight L as india cated by dashlines.

devices which have been described and it is an easy matter to supportvarious sockets of i It is possible to employ a plurality of the alighting set which are usually wired tol i i I r 1 1,888,723-

gether. Because of the adjustability of the device, the sockets andtheirlights may be supported in various angular positions. Thedeviceis simplein form and economi- 5 cal to manufacture and'by reason of itsadjustability it is adaptedv for the general use whenever it is desiredto support a lamp socket. p T

What I desire to claim and secure byLet- 1 ters Patent of the UnitedStates is:

V The combination in a device of the class described of,an attachingunitand; a lamp j socket ,r e iving nn-it arranged f for "relative gswinging movements, said attaching unit infcluding a body member havinga lower portion and a portion extending upwardly therefrom the extremityof whichis turnedoutwardly and then downwardly to form a curv-*- inghook, a. member having a lower portion 7 contiguous to one sideoftherl'owerportion of the bodyfimemberjand a free end portion .eXtndingupwardl-y and outwardly therefrom theextremityiofwhichyieldinglybears l against the inner side of said hookand an V f 25.other," spring liketloopqnember having a lower portioncontiguousto theother side H of the'lower portion of the body member and V a iree-endportion which is bent outwardly i and downwardly-'fixom said. lowerportion to e form with said lower-portion a'loop having I relativelyyieldable spaced sides and the 111-; i neriaces oisaid sides beingprovidedwith' sockets for receiving a ball member therebetween, thelower contiguous portions of said i members being secured together, saidlamp so t eceiv s m mb vi g relatively yieldable spaced socketembracingarms and V aball attaohedthereto hich-isreceivable in L tsocket ofjs l p' mbe ,t i '40 ,.In testimony; whereof I affix signature.a GEQRGE OULD- I

